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Chicken of the Woods Mushroom Plug Spawn Dowels (100)

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Chicken of the Woods Mushroom Identification

Classification: Laetiporus sulphureus

Other Names: Crab of the Woods, Sulphur Polypore, Sulphur Shelf

Chicken of the Woods Mushroom Substrates

Very Large Logs or Stumps

This mushroom can only grow on large stumps or logs more than 20" in diameter. It does not fruit well indoors.

Petri: Malt Extract Agar, Dextrose Agar

Spawn: Rye Berries, Millet, Oats, Corn

Chicken of the Woods Mushroom Environmental Information

Cold Temperature

Incubation Temperature: 70F-80F

Incubation Time: 12-14 Days

Fruiting Temperature: 55F-65F

Fruiting Humidity: 85%-93%

Pinning Time: 4-10 Days

Total Fruiting Time: 14-18 Days

Not For Bags

This species does not grow well in autoclavable substrate bags.

Needs Cold

This species requires colder temperatures to fruit.

Intermediate

This species requires an intermediate grower level and general understanding of mushrooms.

Click here to read our full instructions about how to use mushroom plug spawn

Easily grow your own Chicken of the Woods Mushrooms for years to come. Chicken of the Woods Mushroom Plug Spawn is wood dowels inoculated with the Chicken of the Woods Mushroom species mycelium, and used to grow mushroom fruiting bodies on freshly cut logs or stumps. You will specifically need hardwood logs such as Alder, Ash, Birch, Bitternut, Cherry, Chestnut, Hophornbeam, Ironwood, Maple, Oak, Pecan, Sweet gum, Sycamore, Tulip poplar, Walnut, Willow. Chicken of the Woods Mushrooms do not grow on conifers.

Simply drill 5/16" holes 1" deep to hammer the Chicken of the Woods Mushroom plugs into. The holes should be drilled right before plugging them, and spaced about 4" apart. Logs should be roughly 6 inches in diameter and four feet long. They need to be freshly cut, or at least cut within the past 20 days. Avoid using logs with missing or split bark, try to find unpenetrated logs, except on the sides they were cut.

Chicken of the Woods Mushroom Plug spawn can also be used to grow mushrooms on live trees, but should only be done strategically down branch where pruning is planned later. Our Chicken of the Woods Mushroom plug spawn is made from hardwood fluted or spiral dowels.

Laetiporus is a genus of edible mushrooms found throughout much of the world. Some species, especially Laetiporus sulphureus, are commonly known as sulphur shelf, chicken of the woods, the chicken mushroom, or the chicken fungus because many think they taste like chicken. Individual "shelves" range from 5 cm to 25 cm (2"-10" inches) across. These shelves are made up of many tiny tubular filaments (hyphae). The mushroom grows in large brackets - some have been found that weigh over 45 kg (100 pounds). It is most commonly found on wounds of trees, mostly oak, though it is also frequently found on eucalyptus, yew, sweet chestnut, and willow, as well as conifers in some species.

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    Liquid Fungi

    Chicken of the Woods Mushroom Plug Spawn Dowels (100)

    $15.00 $20.00

    Laetiporus is a genus of edible mushrooms found throughout much of the world. Some species, especially Laetiporus sulphureus, are commonly known as sulphur shelf, chicken of the woods, the chicken mushroom, or the chicken fungus because many think they taste like chicken. Individual "shelves" range from 5 cm to 25 cm (2"-10" inches) across. These shelves are made up of many tiny tubular filaments (hyphae). The mushroom grows in large brackets - some have been found that weigh over 45 kg (100 pounds). It is most commonly found on wounds of trees, mostly oak, though it is also frequently found on eucalyptus, yew, sweet chestnut, and willow, as well as conifers in some species.

    Easily grow your own Chicken of the Woods Mushrooms for years to come. Chicken of the Woods Mushroom Plug Spawn is wood dowels inoculated with the Chicken of the Woods Mushroom species mycelium, and used to grow mushroom fruiting bodies on freshly cut logs or stumps. You will specifically need hardwood logs such as Alder, Ash, Birch, Bitternut, Cherry, Chestnut, Hophornbeam, Ironwood, Maple, Oak, Pecan, Sweet gum, Sycamore, Tulip poplar, Walnut, Willow. Chicken of the Woods Mushrooms do not grow on conifers.

    Simply drill 5/16" holes 1" deep to hammer the Chicken of the Woods Mushroom plugs into. The holes should be drilled right before plugging them, and spaced about 4" apart. Logs should be roughly 6 inches in diameter and four feet long. They need to be freshly cut, or at least cut within the past 20 days. Avoid using logs with missing or split bark, try to find unpenetrated logs, except on the sides they were cut.

    Chicken of the Woods Mushroom Plug spawn can also be used to grow mushrooms on live trees, but should only be done strategically down branch where pruning is planned later. Our Chicken of the Woods Mushroom plug spawn is made from hardwood fluted or spiral dowels.

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